Rough Crossings

2007· 84 min★ 6.2· Documentary, Drama

Simon Schama presents a drama-documentary that charts the extraordinary journey of the American slaves who fought for the British side in the American War of Independence and were then led by a young Englishman to Africa. There, they struggled to establish a colony in Sierra Leone, where they could be free.

Cast: Simon Schama, Julien Ball

Director: Steve Condie